Capstone Projects¶
Apply everything you've learned by building end-to-end systems for your portfolio.
Start here¶
| Resource | Best for |
|---|---|
| Build These First | 10 scoped projects with course maps and checklists — start here |
| Course 16 · Capstones | Full lesson briefs with acceptance criteria |
| Exercises | Skill drills before big builds |
Not sure which project?
What you'll build (Course 16 overview)¶
| Project | Focus | Build These equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| RAG Knowledge Assistant | Hybrid search, citations, production API | #2 Enterprise RAG |
| Autonomous Coding Agent | Multi-agent, GitHub, LangGraph | #4 Tool-using agent |
| Multi-Agent Research System | MCP, RAG, structured reports | #5 Multi-agent research |
| AI-Powered Content Platform | Multi-agent authoring workflow | #6 Support bot (routing pattern) |
| Semantic Search Engine | Embeddings, filters, eval | #3 Semantic search |
| Data Extraction Pipeline | Structured JSON at scale | #7 Data extraction |
| Chatbot with Long-Term Memory | Memory, tools, personality | #4 + Course 07 memory lesson |
| AI Safety Evaluation Suite | Red team, hallucination tests | #9 Eval suite |
| Deploy Your AI Application | Docker, monitoring, cost | #10 Deploy |
Prerequisites¶
Finish before capstones for the best experience:
| Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Course 06 · RAG | + Course 10 · Vector DBs |
| Course 07 · Agents | + Course 08 · Harness |
| Course 02 · APIs | + Course 13 · Evals |
Full path: Start Here · Learning Path